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China Plate

from Welcome Stranger by Monique diMattina

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To domestic warriors everywhere, in loving memory of my grandmother Lillian Mari, nearly burned to death age three after she fell in ashes of a Guy Fawkes bonfire.

The doctor wanted to amputate her arm but my great-grandmother shoo'd him off and grafted the skin back herself in the kitchen of their Wagga Wagga farm house.

Grandma carried her scars through 94 years, five children, a successful dress-making business (with a squillion ways to do long sleeves and high necks to hide her war wounds) and busy extra-curricula life as amateur tennis champeen.

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We been pulled from the ether by women who fight
With hips and with hands, who wrestle through the night
Limp through days with dull achin' knees
They crawl back from hate, serve up love on a china plate

Y'all playin' a role in a primordial plot
Scrapin' muddy pots, rubbin' sore spots and what not
Daily performing invisible feats
Like when they crawl back from hate, serve up love on a china plate

I eat and once again am told, of granma burned in coals at three
Doctor's grim at the danglin' limb
But it's ma knows the thing for dying kin..

Fancy now at ninety-two, ancient scars like hardened glue
Pulled from the ether and she's goin' back up
She's goin' back up yeah

Easy as you please she's gonna pull up a chair
Cash in her chips and she'll be gettin' her share
For fightin' the fight in the alleys and caves
She crawl back from hate serve up love on a china plate

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from Welcome Stranger, released November 7, 2009

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Monique diMattina Melbourne, Australia

Monique diMattina is an Australian musician. As pianist/composer she has released three solo piano albums. As singer/songwriter she has released three albums in jazz/pop/folk styles. She has been the recipient of many prizes including Fulbright, Queens Trust & Australia Council awards.
Monique teaches at the VCA (Melbourne Con) & Monash University jazz departments and is a Yamaha artist. ... more

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